Category: Our State of Inequality

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce The Trump administration is giving block grants to States providing diminished Medicaid assistance. First there were decreases in the Snap program and now States can decrease Medicaid rolls. Don’t despair, vote overwhelmingly to remove GOP out of office. Show them your vote counts.

January 30, 2020

http://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/30/health/medicaid-block-grant-trump.html

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Education is a measurement of our Country’s ability to change & share resources for everyone’s benefit, poor & wealthy alike. Illinois has a great method of displaying distribution & allocation of funds. On the ground, in most States, there should be a recognition that poorer communities need more resources & better staff. Report allocation of funds & begin programs to educate all kids equally

January 30, 2020

http://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/29/opinion/school-district-funding-data.html

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Krugman assessing The Trump Administration’s position on Pollution. Greed keeps the Fossil Fuel & Coal Industries thriving, though we the People suffer and die because of their toxic pollutant by products. Who cares about People in this administration?

January 28, 2020

http://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/27/opinion/greta-thunberg-mnuchin.html

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Election Reform with automatic registration, repeal Citizens United and get back to working for “we the People”. We’ll never have “Statesmen & Women, if money controls a Legislators vote. Vote for a short public option, with issues & facts , open to all media simultaneously!

January 21, 2020

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jan/21/citizens-united-v-fec-supreme-court-ruling-billionares

The global economy is likely to rebound in 2020, but the IMF warns of eerie parallels to the Roaring Twenties – The Washington Post

January 20, 2020

This year is likely to see a “sluggish recovery” for the world economy, the International Monetary Fund said Monday. But it warned of deep problems with inequality and debt. — Read on http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/01/20/global-economy-is-likely-rebound-2020-imf-warns-eerie-parallels-roaring-1920s/

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Martin Luther King’s spiritual journey to India in 1959. You dear followers can listen to his speech in India. Non violence was born with Jesus & shown to work with Ghandi.

January 20, 2020

http://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/01/20/martin-luther-king-india-gandhi/

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Legitimate Consulting forms & PWc helped a young heir to Angola’s President launder money out of the Country for her personal benefit. Domestic policy using the People’s money for personal gain, impoverished the people They have riches and now those riches are controlled privately

January 19, 2020

http://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/19/world/africa/isabel-dos-santos.html

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Moving from welfare to full time work is the dream of most Americans. Unfortunately, the reality is as many as 600,000 will lose food stamps, without state waivers. Many don’t have jobs that support them. This is an inhumane law.

December 4, 2019

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/04/food-stamps-snap-trump-sonny-perdue

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Since Fossil Fuels have imperiled many industries & comprised our food & water supplies and have created pulmonary problems for many, why can’t most Americans join in a Class Action Law suit against these Companies forcing them to seek renewable

November 27, 2019

Solutions http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/27/why-a-california-delicacy-wont-be-on-the-menu-this-thanksgiving

America Speaks TheVoiceOfJoyce College Loans are a scam & stain on America’s concept of Excellence. Whether for profit or not, American Universities pay for accreditation to get government money to fund schools. For many of them that’s the end of the process. 25% of students graduate. The student loan bill is $1.7 Trillion same as tax cuts to Corporations. Under this system no one cares about educating our kids

November 17, 2019

http://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/15/upshot/colleges-resist-regulation.html